Answer:
Amount of tea leaves required = 1100 lb
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that:-
Tea leaves yields 4.2 % of the tea upon drying.
It means that if 100 lb of the tea leaves are taken, it will yield 4.2 lb of the tea.
To calculate:-
Amount of the tea leaves required which must yield 46.2 lb of tea.
Let the amount of tea leaves = x lb
So, Amount of tea produced = [tex]\frac{4.2}{100}\times x[/tex] lb = 46.2 lb
Thus,
[tex]\frac{4.2}{100}\times x=46.2[/tex]
[tex]4.2x=4620[/tex]
[tex]x=1100[/tex]
Amount of tea leaves required = 1100 lb
